Employer/Employee Relationships

Authors: Frey, William
Publication Type: Teaching Module
Abstract: This student module has been developed to help students in the practical and professional areas become aware of the ethical issues that often arise in the pursuit of employment. The point of departure is the "Guidelines to Professio...
Year: 2010
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m14468/latest/

Authors: Harvey Francis ; Wright, Dawn ; DiBiase, David
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An environmental consulting from is hired by a natural gas utility to produce a map of a proposed pipeline through a portion of northeast Alaska in preparation for a public hearing attended by potential funders of the project. Along...
Year: 2008
URL: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/files/sites/file/caribou_routes_case.pdf

Authors: National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineer moves from firm A to a competitor firm, from B. Before he left, he had almost finished a project for firm. A, but had never signed and sealed the plans. Now, his former supervisor is asking him to sign and seal the drawi...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14307.aspx

Authors: Gentile, Mary C.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A recent college graduate with a degree in Accounting faces lax record-keeping in the non-profit organization that hired him right out of school. Case divided into two parts. This material is part of the Giving Voice to Values Curri...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.babson.edu/GVV/Student/4_Individual-Cases-and-Modules/Is-This-My-Place_A_S.pdf

Authors: Bowie, Norman E. ; Beauchamp, Tom L.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: A key text in business ethics, this anthology presents essays on all aspects of business ethics, including corporate responsibility and accountability, government legislation of business, whistleblowing, surveillance of employees, t...
Year: 2009

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Authors: American Sociological Association
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Paula Sowell has a Master's degree in applied sociology and has worked as a project manager for a number of years on a long-term study undertaken by the center. Recently she has had a number of "personality conflicts" with her boss...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.asanet.org/ethics/detail.cfm?id=Case17

Authors: Facione, Peter A.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Who owns ideas? That question comes up again and again in the start-up business environment. This fictional case study asks us to consider the ethical boundaries involved in intellectual property when two companies are working on cr...
Year: 2001
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/jumpstart.html

Authors: Richards, Ian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Abstract: Although the individual journalist is an essential unit of ethical agency, journalists are increasingly employees of large companies or corporations whose primary aim is to maximize returns to shareholders. This article discusses th...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1207/s15327728jmme1902_4

Authors: Howard, Ian ; Fotheringham, Heather
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are working for an engineering consulting firm, Hallmark, Co. and they have contracted you to work for PartCo Ltd, a large company that designs automotive parts. While at PartCo, you have come up with a very good idea for a new ...
Year: 2007
URL: http://84.22.166.132/downloads/scholarart/ethics/cvjoints.pdf

Authors: McFarland, Michael S.J. ; Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Wayne Davidson is a software engineer in the aerospace division of Occidental Engineering. The company has recently gotten funding from the Federal Aviation Agency to design a system of all aircraft in a certain region. While testin...
Year: 2012
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/occidental_engineering/occidental_engineering.html

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A video case study by students at Kansas State University in which an engineer is watching March Madness during work hours. ...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/12/l_OW3Xmd2zI

Authors: Connolly, Peggy ; Althaus, Ruth Ann ; Brinkman, Anthony ; Robert Ladenson ; Skipper, Robert Boyd
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Citywatcher.com, a company that provides security surveillance equipment, has sought to protect a vault containing sensitive data by implanting a radio frequency identification device (RFID) in the arms of two of their employees. R...
Year: 2010
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Brother,%20Where%20Art%20Thou.pdf

Authors: Fisher, Colin
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The case study deals with the treatment of a senior manager who, it was alleged, had downloaded and stored pornographic images using his employer’s computers and internet access. The key problem for the Human Resources director was ...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.ibe.org.uk/teaching/THE%20COLLECTOR%20OF%20IMAGES.pdf

Authors: Amelio, Gil
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The new CEO of a corporation learns that he has inherited problems with growth and profitability. A four-day workweek and, eventually, layoffs prove necessary. Who is the CEO obligated to inform and when?...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/badnews.html

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The situation of engineers leaving public employ and then working in the same area in the private sector is a delicate issue. The engineer has had access to government knowledge that a private client may desire. This case raises que...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14300.aspx

Authors: Zacker, David ; Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Elizabeth Dorsey is an engineer at CDC, Inc. and is caught in a difficult situation when CDC plans are in opposition to a community group which she is a part of. Includes expert commentaries....
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12524.aspx

Authors: National Institute for Engineering Ethics
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An employee from one firm moonlights for a second firm, then moves to it, taking most of the original firm’s staff with him over a weekend....
Year: 1998
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1002-Where%20the%20Green%20Grass%20Grows.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In this case by students of Kansas State University, a technician working for an engineering firm gets offered a deal in which the firm will pay for his schooling to become an engineer, assuming he will then come back and work for t...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/11/hZwZG5mQI3o

Authors: Gentile, Mary C.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In this case, a bank analyst who is told to cover up poor portfolio performance for a small private wealth management client works to find an effective way to resist this direction. This case is in two sections and is part of the Gi...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.babson.edu/GVV/Student/4_Individual-Cases-and-Modules/Client-Who-Fell-Through-the-Cracks_A_S.pdf

Authors: Fotheringham, Heather
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A hearing test administered to workers at a noisy factory indicates a worrying trend showing that workers' hearing has deteriorated as a result of their work there. Nick, a manager there, realizes that he should have been more stric...
Year: 2007
URL: http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/10949/4455